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Radial mastectomy 61630B0F-92C2-4EAD-ACE0-AE1183D918F1 - Coggle Diagram
Radial mastectomy 
Defination
underlying chest muscle, and lymph nodes of the axilla as a treatment for breast cancer.
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Indications
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Patients with large, malignant or centrally located tumours may undergo mastectomy
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Complications
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• Numbness, particularly under your arm, from lymph node removal
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Side effects
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• Nerve (neuropathic) pain (sometimes described as burning or shooting pain) in the chest wall, armpit, and/or arm that doesn’t go away over time. It is also called post-mastectomy pain syndrome
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Careplan
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encourage patient to talk with husband about new physical appearance until patient feels comfortable doing so.
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